The Computer Delusion
Schools around the country are dropping traditional subjects to lavish scarce
time and money on computers and computer education -- with results that may be at best negligible and at worst harmful.by Todd Oppenheimer

Zero
The invention of a number denoting nothingness was a signal human achievement,
but it also has accounted for much fussing over calendars. The issue of when
the millennium should officially begin is only the latest episode.by Dick Teresi